So Lucky, by Nicola Griffith

[rachelmanija]

This blisteringly intense novel is one of the best books I’ve read all year. It’s a character portrait in gorgeous prose, has elements of magical realism and suspense thriller, and was impossible for me to put down once I’d started. (It’s short enough to read in one sitting.) So I’ll put off the plot description for a moment

Comments

[lorata]

All cancer: Fight fight fight! If you're afraid you might die, you're giving in, and then if you do die it's your fault. Fight fight fight!

aaaaaugh, this, this this. apparently 12 years is still not enough distance (I recently had to unfollow someone because I couldn't take watching their feed become nothing but this and all the feelings that dredged up with me) and the whole thing gives me all the uuuuck.

this sounds really good, I might put it on my burner

[buymeaclue]

I REQUIRE THIS. Both because I fucking adore the author and because it sounds like I need to read it and then maybe hand it to everyone I know at work?

[buymeaclue]

Wow, that read like a book that happened *fast.* I'm not totally sure that I feel like it worked as a narrative, but it sure as hell did a lot of things that sure as hell needed to be done. I'm glad I read it. Thanks for the tip.